Energy use by AI is expected to triple in the next few years. Local governments are facing important decisions about how to manage the growing construction of AI datacenters in their communities and what their energy and water needs mean for local electricity grids, freshwater resources, local economies and neighborhoods. What are the benefits of data center construction near your city? What are the drawbacks?
Join National League of Cities and the AAAS Center for Scientific Evidence in Public Issues at 2 PM (ET) Wednesday, June 11, to learn about this important issue and what it could mean for your community. Discuss solutions and technological innovations that benefit communities with data centers.
Moderator
Arti Garg, Chief Technologist, AVEVA, Chair IEEE Environmental Impacts of AI Working Group
Speaker
Shaolei Ren, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of California, Riverside
Note: Registration link will take you to a non-NLC page.